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staunton
/ˈstɔntən/
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What does staunton mean?
proper noun
- A village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829).
- A village in Staunton Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5412).
- A civil parish (without a council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England, the local village is named Staunton in the Vale.
More meanings (2)
proper noun
- An independent city, the county seat of Augusta County, Virginia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈstɔntən/
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“I suppose, then, if you have never heard of Godfrey Staunton, you don’t know Cyril Overton either?”
In a game one day, Staunton materially damaged his own prospects by playing very tamely and feebly, and testily complained--"I have lost a move."
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We could not measure higher, but Sir George Staunton found that, 10 feet from the ground, the diameter of the trunk is still 12 English feet; which corresponds perfectly with the statement of Borda, who found its mean circumference 33 feet 8 inches, French measure.